Three businesses in Iron County have filed appeals with the Utah State Tax Commission objecting to current property tax assessments.

PacifiCorp, Black Iron and CenturyLink are centrally assessed, meaning the value of their properties is set by the State Tax Commission and not the Iron County Assessor's Office. All three companies have chosen to exercise their right to appeal and potentially have their tax bills lowered. The county has the right to cross-appeal to protect those valuations.

In a brief special meeting Thursday, the Iron County Commission resolved to defend those tax assessments representing about $700,000. County Attorney Mike Edwards said that Iron County could see a drop of more than $100,000 from its coffers if the appeals are successful.

He said that if all taxing entities in the county including schools and cities are considered, the loss could be more than $700,000.

Edwards told the commission that companies routinely argue that valuations are too high. Thursday’s resolution was a routine procedure for the county.

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